Hajduk Split celebrated its 104th birthday by playing to a close match with Slaven Belupo on Sunday at Poljud, but escaped with three points at home. It was a near-instant start for the birthday boys thanks to an eighth-minute goal by Sandro Gotal. Hajduk has been going through some big changes in the recent days, first losing their tenured coach, Igor Tudor, and … [Read more...] about HNL Week 21 – 104 Years of Hajduk, Osijek Wows with Goals *Updated Videos*
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Kramarić scores 1st Premiership goal
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23 year-old former Rijeka striker Andrej Kramarić netted his first English Premier League goal Tuesday night in London as his Leicester City side were defeated 2-1 by a much more complete Arsenal club. With Leicester down 2-0 in the 62nd minute, Kramarić found himself open inside the box after a failed clearance attempt to one-time the ball just inside the near post to beat … [Read more...] about Kramarić scores 1st Premiership goal
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 15
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NBA.com/Rocky Widner It wasn’t the most glamorous week for Andrew Bogut. While the Warriors continued to rack up wins, Bogut was on the receiving end of a few unfortunate plays. It started on national television against the Dallas Mavericks last Wednesday. Golden State was down by 22 points at one point in the first half. Tyson Chandler put Andrew Bogut on a poster with this … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 15
Croatians Around the NHL: Introducing Borna Rendulic – Goals and Injuries
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Borna Rendulic of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche has done something no Croatia-born athlete has ever done before: Score a goal in the NHL. That's right, Borna is the first ever Croatia-born and trained player to not only play, but also score in the NHL. The 22-year-old was born in Zagreb and made his professional hockey debut in the 2006-07 season with KHL Medvescak at the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NHL: Introducing Borna Rendulic – Goals and Injuries
Igor Tudor Resigns as Coach of Hajduk Split
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Only days before the start of the spring half of the HNL season, Hajduk Split coach, Igor Tudor, has resigned from his position with the club. Players and club officials attempted to persuade the former Croatian International and one of the longest-tenured coaches the club has ever had to stay with the team, but Tudor refused. Tudor nor the club released a reason … [Read more...] about Igor Tudor Resigns as Coach of Hajduk Split
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 14
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Cary Amundson- USA Today Sports It was another rare week for the Warriors by not winning all of their respective games. Golden State found themselves down by 11 against Utah at half-time last Friday. A dramatic comeback wasn't meant to be, as they lost 110-100 to the lowly Jazz. They were pummeled on the glass by a 55 to 41 rebound margin. It was a shocking performance, … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 14
Tuesday Night Funnies: Who throws a shoe?!
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In Wednesday's second leg Copa del Rey quarterfinal match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, Atletico's Arda Turan threw his cleat at the linesman in frustration with his side down a man and trailing 3-2. What's more shocking than him actually throwing his show is that he only received a yellow card for the offense. What's up with that? Barcelona won 4-2 … [Read more...] about Tuesday Night Funnies: Who throws a shoe?!
Croatians Around the NBA: Week 13
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Photo: Noah Graham/NBA/Getty Images It has become a broken record when covering the Golden State Warriors. Since their two-game losing streak in early November, this team has had either a productive or perfect week. This wasn’t any different for Andrew Bogut and company. It started with another convincing win over the Houston Rockets. This was supposed to be one of the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around the NBA: Week 13
Cowboys to face Poland in quarters after Brazilian scare
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After going a perfect 5-0 in the group stage of the 2015 World Handball Championships in Qatar, the Croatian Cowboys were given the ultimate scare this past Sunday against Brazil in the round of 16. In a match they were supposed to comfortably dominate, Croatia went down early, trailing 4th place Group A team Brazil 15-13 at halftime. However, Croatia dug deep in the second … [Read more...] about Cowboys to face Poland in quarters after Brazilian scare
